teporingo

English

Etymology

From Spanish teporingo.

Noun

teporingo

1. The volcano rabbit.

Anagrams

• protogine

Spanish

Alternative forms

• teporinco

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps connected to Classical Nahuatl tepētl (“mountain”), olīn (“movement”) + the locative suffix -co.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tepoˈɾinɡo/ [t̪e.poˈɾĩŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Syllabification: te‧po‧rin‧go

Noun

teporingo m (plural teporingos)

1. (Mexico) volcano rabbit

   Synonyms: conejo de los volcanes, zacatuche

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 127